2/7 Talk about graduation ceremonies in Korea.

Graduation ceremonies in Korea take place during the month of February.
* graduation ceremony: 졸업식
ex> School hold graduation ceremonies around this time of year.

Graduation is an important milestone and rite of passage in one's life.
* rite of passage: 통과의례
ex> A rite of passage is a ritual or an event that marks a person's progress from one status to another.


The ceremony kicks off with the school principal giving a speech.
* kick off: 시작하다.

There are a couple of other speeches given by a graduation speaker and an underclassman representative.
* underclassman representative: 재학생 대표
cf> 수석졸업생: valedictorian, 차석 졸업생: salutatorian
ex> The graduation speaker delivers a speech on behalf of the student body.

Others even rip off the school uniforms that they're wearing or go streaking.
ex> I found that page ripped out.

There have also even been incidents where seniors violently haze the new graduates.
* haze: 신고식을 하다, 괴롭히다.
ex> Some violent hazing rituals have been the cause of controversy.


@ Don't be such a downer.  분위기 좀 망치지 마.
cf> party-pooper: 파티 분위기를 망치는 사람